Global superstar Justin Bieber to team up with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews and defender Morgane Rielly to select one of four teams in the Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Draft on February 2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Instead of each NHL division being represented by a team of 11 players, the 2024 Honda (USA)/Rogers (Canada) NHL All-Star Game on February 3 will feature four teams of 11 (nine skaters, two goalkeepers), selected by captains and famous captains.
The Matthew team will carry blue NHL all-star jerseys.
Team McDavid will be led by Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavidwith the Oilers center Leon Draisaitl as Toronto-born assistant and actor Will Arnett, the famous captain. This team will wear white All-Star jerseys.
“It’s exciting,” McDavid said. “Obviously we’re here to entertain, so hopefully we can do that this weekend and make the event a success. It’s in my hometown, so I’m really looking forward to it. “
Team Hughes will be led by New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes and his brother, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, featuring Grammy Award-winning musician Michael Bublé. Team Hughes will wear All-Star red jerseys.
“I am getting closer to my dream of becoming an honorary brother of Hughes,” Bublé said. “Hugh-wheat seems right to me.”
Team MacKinnon will be led by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan Mackinnonwith assistant and teammate Cale Makar and multiplatinum Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae. Team MacKinnon will wear yellow jerseys.
All-Star Weekend, which will take place February 1-3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, will have a completely new look this year. The Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Draft (6 p.m. ET; SN, ESPN) will return as part of a new event: the NHL All-Star Game on Thursday.
The NHL Alumni Association will announce its Man of the Year honoring the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs, their last team to win the Stanley Cup (SN). The Professional Women’s Hockey League will also play a 3-on-3 match (SN, ESPN+).
The 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook will take place on February 2 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS) and will also have a new look this year, with 12 NHL stars competing for points . in eight events, the NHL All-Star with the most points wins a $1 million prize.
JT Miller and Quinn Hughes of the Canucks were announced Saturday as 2024 NHL All-Star Fan Vote Winners presented by MassMutual and will join his Canucks teammate Elias Pettersson; Matthew and William Nylander host Maple Leafs; Jack Hughes, MacKinnon, Makar, McDavid and Draisaitl; Nikita Koucherov Tampa Bay Lightning; And David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins.
The 12 NHL All-Stars participating in the skills competition will each compete in four of the first six events: Fastenal’s Fastest NHL Skater, Rogers’ Hardest Shot in the NHL, NHL Upper Deck, Tim Hortons NHL One Timers, Scotiabank NHL Passing Challenge and Cheetos. NHL Precision Shooting. First place will be worth five points, second place four points and so on.
The top eight will qualify for the seventh event: the Honda NHL Shootout.
The top six will qualify for the final event: the Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course. The event will include all skills and will award double points. First place will be worth 10 points, second place eight points and so on.
The All-Star Game on February 3 (3 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC and TVAS) will continue the 3-on-3 format introduced in 2016.
Full 2024 NHL All-Star Game rosters:
Player (All-Star appearance)
F Frank Vatrano, ANA (1st)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (4th)
F David Pastrnak, BOS (4th)
G Jeremy Swayman, BOS (1st)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (3rd)
F Elias Lindholm, CGY (1st)
F Sebastian Aho, RCA (3rd)
F Connor Bédard, CHI (1st)
G Alexandar Georgiev, COL (1st)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (5th)
D Cale Makar, COL (3rd)
F Boone Jenner, CBJ (1st)
G Jake Oettinger, DAL (1st)
F Alex DeBrincat, DET (2nd)
F Léon Draisaitl, EDM (5th)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (7th)
G Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (2nd)
F Sam Reinhart, FLA (1st)
G Cam Talbot, LAK (2nd)
F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (3rd)
To Nick Suzuki, MTL (3rd)
F Filip Forsberg, NSH (2nd)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (3rd)
F Mathew Barzal, JNI (3rd)
G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (2nd)
F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (4th)
F Travis Konecny, PHI (2nd)
F Sidney Crosby, PIT (6th)
F Tomas Hertl, SJS (2nd)
F Oliver Bjorkstrand, MER (1st)
F Robert Thomas, STL (1st)
F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (5th)
F Mitchell Marner, TOR (3rd)
F Auston Matthews, TOR (5th)
F William Nylander, TOR (1st)
Dr. Morgan Rielly, TOR (1st)
F Brock Boeser, VAN (2nd)
G Thatcher Demko, VAN (2nd)
D Quinn Hughes, VAN (2nd)
F JT Miller, VAN (1st)
F Elias Pettersson, VAN (4th)
F Jack Eichel, VGK (4th)
F Tom Wilson, WSH (2nd)
G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (4th)
